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I’ve been using Echo Workstation for about 2 weeks now. I just wanted to write about the pros and cons I’ve ran into. First, it doesn’t work well with vista. I don’t know if it just home versions of Vista or what. But it does work extremely well with windows 2000 and XP. I’ve had absolutely no problems out of these operating systems. Second, It seemed a little slow, but there is a fix for that.

I was using the build version 8017. After downloading it I went and registered the key and there was an update ready for me. After installing the update (build 8076) the backups were faster by a half an hour. It really improved performance. Acronis is staying on top of their game.

Universal Restore Option: I’ve got to admit this is the money maker. I can restore to a virtual machine or to a completely different machine with totally different hardware. Now, for XP you will have 3 days to re-register your activation key for windows. It sees all that new hardware and knows something is up.

I’ve restored 4 machines in my testing phase. Two XPs and Two 2ks machines. No problems so far. Just doesn’t work with Vista. If you need a backup solution I highly recommend you get Acronis Echo Workstation with the optional Universal Restore Software.  If you’re a IT guy like me being able to restore to different hardware or to a virtual machine is such a Blessing.

I give this a 4 out of 5 stars, just for not being about to backup my vista laptop. It could have had something to do with just my laptop, and not Acronis itself. Either way I still love this software.